Experiences of Abstract Expressionism
Some students of grade 9 have experienced the liberating and emotional effect and of a painting without rules. They expressed themselves with instinctive gesture, through … Read more
A wall with graffiti
An interesting experience with mixed media has been realized by students of grade 8. We studied the contrast between light and shadow and we drew … Read more
Watercolors inspired by Michael Craig-Martin
After observing and commenting on the works of the contemporary artist Michael Craig-Martin, each student in grade 8 took a picture of five or six small objects … Read more
Working on Britto’s works
Romero Britto is a BrazilianNeo-pop artist, painter, serigrapher, and sculptor. He combines elements of cubism, pop art and graffiti painting in his work. With the pupils of … Read more
Cakes inspired by Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud is an American artist who worked in the ’60s. He is often associated with the Pop Art because of his choice of subjects … Read more
Romantic Graffiti
The art works of Romantic artists that we observed by studying the European Romanticism of the 1800s, suggested us images inspired by the paintings in … Read more
Portrait inspired by the paintings of Erik Jones
With students of Year 9, we approached the theme of the portrait. Following a pattern drawn on a sheet of squared paper, each student drew a … Read more
Mixed Media Portrait inspired by Barry McGee!
Inspired by the works of Barry McGee, we have made some portraits and we have combined them with surfaces made at collage in style “optical … Read more
Pizza’s box inspired by Michael Craig-Martin
I used pizza’s box like a potential canvas substitute and i covered it with newspaper. I drew some details of common objects with a black marker, filling … Read more
Keith Haring T-shirts
With some of the students’ 8th year we decorated T-shirts with the colors for the fabric. What better inspiration we could choose, if not the … Read more